I’m assuming this title is undergoing. a change of publisher. Or there’s a new instalment afoot. As I note there are several years old reviews. No matter, it introduced me to this series and I’m grateful for that.


The first in a Scottish detective series. Dark Is The Grave opens with a missing cop, a case that rings alarm bells of a copy cat killer sounding in the station and sees a semi disgraced DCI Bone, who is currently on sick leave recovering from physical and psychological injuries from his last case, whipped back to work. Initially I felt a bit confused by the references to the past and kept checking that this was the first in the series, when details of the last case were revealed and new characters introduced I felt like I’d missed a book, rather than hearing a backstory play out, but it didn’t take long for me to get to grips with the writing style, and i ended up really enjoying the story. The plot was smart, not entirely original and a little bit predictable in points, but enjoyable all the same. The title is packed with slightly dark humour that I really appreciated.

I’d definitely read more in the series.

I enjoyed Steve Worsley’s narration 🎧

Huge thanks to Quest from W F Howes LTD and NetGalley for the opportunity to reviews this ELC 🎧